Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Tommy Smothers, R.I.P.

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Tommy ‍Smothers, ‍half ‍of ‍the ‍Smothers ‍Brothers ‍comedy ‍team, ‍passed ‍away ‍last ‍week. ‍The ‍Smothers ‍Brothers ‍combined ‍music, ‍humor, ‍and ‍their ‍playful ‍sibling ‍rivalry ‍(Tommy’s ‍trademark ‍retort ‍to ‍Dick ‍was ‍“Mom ‍always ‍liked ‍you ‍best”) ‍to ‍entertain, ‍while ‍also ‍emphasizing ‍political ‍satire ‍and ‍liberal ‍politics ‍as ‍part

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: Infusing Trump’s Christmas Message With Holiday Spirit

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — While most Christians were wishing everyone goodwill and peace, Donald Trump posted the following message on Truth Social (which really should be renamed Truth Antisocial): “Merry Christmas to all, including Crooked Joe Biden’s ONLY HOPE, Deranged Jack Smith, the out-of-control Lunatic who just hired outside attorneys, fresh from the

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Rudy ‍Giuliani

By Mark D. Zimmerman Rudy ‍Giuliani ‍was ‍recently ‍found ‍liable ‍for ‍defamation ‍after ‍making ‍false ‍claims ‍against ‍two ‍Georgia ‍election ‍workers, ‍following ‍the ‍defeat ‍of ‍Donald ‍Trump ‍in ‍the ‍last ‍presidential ‍election. ‍Last ‍week ‍Giuliani ‍was ‍ordered ‍to ‍pay ‍retribution ‍of ‍$148 ‍million ‍to ‍the ‍victims, ‍which ‍led ‍him ‍to ‍declare ‍bankruptcy. ‍Meanwhile, ‍Giuliani ‍continues

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: Potpourri

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — A Brooklyn man was convicted of robbing a matzah factory.  He was sentenced to eight years in Unleavenworth. Donald Trump denied charges that he had read Mein Kampf or plagiarized from Hitler when he declared that migrants were poisoning the blood of the United States.  He reminded his MAGA

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Norman ‍Lear, Z”L

By Mark D. Zimmerman Norman ‍Lear ‍died ‍last ‍week ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍101. ‍Lear ‍was ‍a ‍writer ‍and ‍producer ‍who ‍created ‍dozens ‍of ‍television ‍sitcoms, ‍including ‍‍All ‍in ‍the ‍Family, ‍‍Sanford ‍and ‍Son, ‍‍Maude, ‍‍The ‍Jeffersons, ‍and ‍‍One ‍Day ‍at ‍a ‍Time, ‍among ‍others. ‍He ‍received ‍numerous ‍awards ‍for ‍his ‍work, ‍including ‍6 ‍Emmys,

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Henry Kissinger, Z”L

By Mark D. Zimmerman Henry ‍Kissinger ‍died ‍last ‍week ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍100. ‍Born ‍in ‍1923 ‍in ‍Germany, ‍Kissinger ‍and ‍his ‍family ‍fled ‍the ‍country ‍in ‍1938 ‍to ‍escape ‍increasing ‍antisemitism, ‍including ‍beatings ‍he ‍suffered ‍by ‍Hitler ‍Youth ‍gang ‍members. ‍He ‍went ‍to ‍college ‍in ‍New ‍York, ‍studying ‍accounting, ‍until ‍he ‍was ‍drafted ‍into

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Javier Milei

By Mark D. Zimmerman Javier ‍Milei ‍was ‍just ‍elected ‍president ‍of ‍Argentina. ‍Milei, ‍an ‍economist, ‍author, ‍politician, ‍former ‍tantric ‍sex ‍coach, ‍and ‍self-described ‍“anarcho-capitalist,” ‍is ‍a ‍right-wing ‍libertarian ‍and ‍populist ‍who ‍supports ‍freedom ‍of ‍choice ‍on ‍issues ‍such ‍as ‍drugs, ‍guns, ‍prostitution, ‍and ‍LGBTQ ‍issues, ‍while ‍opposing ‍abortion. ‍He ‍believes ‍that ‍global ‍warming ‍is ‍a

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